Drawing device



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ATTORNEY Patented June 23, 1936 rser ri DRAWING DEVICE Rudolph E.Anderson, Racine, Wis. Application April 26, 1933, Serial N 0. 667,974

1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in draw- 7 mg devices, and moreparticularly to an instructive and entertaining drawing device forchildren.

- The primary object of the present invention is to provide adrawingdevice including a chart superimposed upon a sheet of drawing paper andarranged so that certain predetermined points may be readily located onthe chart, according to instructions or a code furnished, which locatedpoints are caused to be marked or transferred upon the paper below thechart, whereupon,

after the location of all of the points according to the code orinstructions and the marking of the same on the inner sheet, said marksmay be connected by lines to delineate a figure or pictorialrepresentation.

A'further object of the invention is to provide a drawing device whichcan be used indefinitely without destroying'the superimposed chart andvariety in the representations delineated is effected by variety in thevarious codes or instructions for plotting the desired points.

A further object of thejinvention is to provide an improved drawingdevice which can be furnished to the user complete with an inner tabletof drawing paper and a variety of codes, or which can have the chartportion delineated in newspapers or magazines so that points can beplotted thereon for transfer onto paper according to code instructionsprinted in the paper or announced 7 over the radio.

A further object of the invention is to provide a drawing device whichis very simple and pensive to manufacture, which provides a inexnovelvice, and its parts and combinations as set in the claim, and allequivalents thereof.

forth In the accompanying drawing in which the same reference charactersindicate the same parts in all of the views:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the improved drawing device;

Fig. 2 is a view of the device with the chart,

forming the cover, opened to expose the drawing pad;

inner Fig. 3 is'a transverse sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a plan view illustrating a drawing 7 device, of a slightlymodified form, portions broken away to show details;

being Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 5-5, of Fig.4; and a Fig. 6 is a view illustrating another modified form of drawingchart.

Referring now more particularly to thedraw ing and to the form of theinvention illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, it will appear that theimproved drawing device is preferably arranged in book' form andcomprises a cover formed as a chart 8, a back or rear member 9 connectedwith the cover, and a pad of paper it interposed'between the cover andthe back. The cover is arranged to fold on a fold or score line H, andthe pad I!) is bound within the cover and back by any suitable meanssuch as staples 2.

'The cover or chart 8 has formed therein a plurality of smallperforations or apertures l3 arranged in spaced relation in bothhorizontal and vertical rows. Each vertical row is designated by adifferent letter, and each horizontal row'is designated by a differentnumeral, the'letter designations being consecutive according to theirorder in the alphabet, and the numeral designations also being insequence.

It is intended that codes or instructions be furnished with the devicewhereby the points for illustrations may be plotted. Within the scope ofthe invention these codes or instructions may be imparted to the user byany of a number of means. For instance a printed code book or variouscode slips may be initially furnished with the device, or codeinstructions for the plotting of illustrations may be printed inpublications or periodicals from time to time, or such instructions maybe broadcast over the radio.

As a specific illustration code instructions for the plotting anddrawing of a rabbit would run as follows:

The user receiving or following these code instructions applies the sameas follows: For the designation 024 the twenty-fourth aperture in thevertical row on the cover chart is located and the sharp point of apencil is inserted into said perforation so that a dot or mark is madethereby on the top sheet of the drawing pad it) below the cover. Theother designations are similarly located and marked on the inner pad andwhenever the code instructions state DRAW, the cover chart is opened up,as in Fig. 2, and a line is then drawn through the plotted marks. Afterthis has been done the cover is turned back and the procedure just described is again followed. After the instructions of the entire codehave been complied with it will be found that a complete illustrationhas been drawn on the top sheet of the pad, as indicated by the numeralM in Fig. 2.

Figs. 4 and 5 illustrate an alternative form of the invention whereinthe cover chart 8 is ruled into a plurality of squares l 5 by spacedapart intersecting vertical lines it and horizontal lines IT. Thevertical lines i6 bear successive alphabetical designations while thehorizontal lines bear successive numerical designations. To plot a pointgiven by a code instruction the intersection of the designated lines islocated. For instance the point C would be located by the intersectionof the vertical C line with the twenty-fifth horizontal line. To chartthe point thus located a pencil point is pressed on the intersection ofsaid lines and the same procedure is followed as to all of the codeinstructions. If the pencil is pressed on the line intersectionssufficiently hard it will cause impressions to be made on the top sheetof the pad it. These impressions may then be connected by lines to drawthe figure or illustration. However, to simplify the procedure a sheetof carbon paper i8 may be interposed between the cover chart 8' and thetop sheet of the pad ID so that actual marks will be delineated on the.pad when the code points are charted.

A further modification of the invention is illustrated in Fig. 6 whereina chart 8 has delineated thereon vertical and horizontal rows ofuniformly spaced dots l9. The vertical rows of dots bear successivealphabetical designations and the horizontal rows of dots bearsuccessive numerical designations. Various points indicated by the codeinstructions are plotted or marked in the manner previously described,and if desired lines may be drawn to connect said plotted pointsdirectly on the face of the chart 8". This form of chart is especiallysuited for being printed or reproduced in a newspaper or periodical. Asan alternative to drawing connecting lines directly on said chart 8", asheet of paper may be secured below the chart, and the plotted pointsmay be impressed on said sheet of paper in any of the ways previouslydescribed. Also, if desired, perforations may be formed in lieu of thedots l9 so that a pencil point may be inserted therethrough to markdirectly on a sheet of paper below the chart.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the improved drawingdevice is entertaining and instructive and there are no limits as to thedrawings susceptible of being produced thereby. The device isfurthermore, simple, inexpensive and novel, and is well adapted for thepurposes set forth.

What is claimed as the invention is:

A drawing book, comprising a permanent cover chart member susceptible ofindefinite re-use in its original condition, for the plotting ofpredetermined selected points for the attainment of a variety ofdissimilar illustration outlines, said cover chart member being formedwith uniformly spaced vertical rows of perforations therein withdifferent indicia representations for the various rows, and a removableand replaceable drawing sheet secured immediately adjacent the innerface of said cover chart to receive directly on its surface separateddelineations imparted by means of a marking instrument inserted throughselected perforations of the cover chart, said drawing sheet beingsusceptible of receiving marks on its surface to connect thedelineations.

RUDOLPH E. ANDERSON.

